$400,000 Verdict Entered on Behalf of Female Victim of Date Rape

Attorneys Ezra Wohlgelernter and Tom Grammer represented a female victim of a vicious assault and rape in a civil action filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. This civil action filed included a claim for compensatory and punitive damages. The Defendant attempted to argue that the contact was consensual. At trial plaintiff presented testimony of coworkers regarding the impact the assault battery and rape of plaintiff had on her professional and social life. The court awarded plaintiff $300,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages. Damages for delay increased the verdict to $560,200.